ܫܡܟܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Possibly from Akkadian, if the Akkadian word is not an Aramaic borrowing. Also attested in Classical Syriac ܫܡܟܐ (šemkā, “body odor”), ܫܘܡܟܐ (šumkā, “onion”), and ܫܡܟܘܬܐ (“smell of a cave”). Possibly originally referring to a bulbous plant, reflected in this word usually being said as ܪܝܼܚܵܐ ܕܫܸܡܟ݂ܵܐ ― rīḥā dšimḵā ― smell of šimxā.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]ܫܸܡܟ݂ܵܐ • (šimḵā) m
- (often with ܪܝܼܚܵܐ (rīḥā)) any fetid, rancid, bad smell, stench, or reek, including human or animal body odour like the smell of armpits or feet or foul breath or the hands of a butcher, or the smell of a grimy dog, or a ram during rut, or raw meat
Inflection
[edit]| Inflection of ܫܸܡܟ݂ܵܐ (šimḵā) | ||||||||
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| number | isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | ||||||
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | |||||||
| singular | absolute | – | 1st person | ܫܸܡܟ݂ܝܼ (šimḵī) |
ܫܸܡܟ݂ܲܢ (šimḵan) | |||
| construct | ܫܡܸܟ݂ (šmiḵ) |
2nd person | ܫܸܡܟ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (šimḵūḵ) |
ܫܸܡܟ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (šimḵāḵ) |
ܫܸܡܟ݂ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (šimḵāwḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܫܸܡܟ݂ܵܐ (šimḵā) |
3rd person | ܫܸܡܟ݂ܹܗ (šimḵēh) |
ܫܸܡܟ݂ܵܗ̇ (šimḵāh) |
ܫܸܡܟ݂ܗܘܿܢ (šimḵhōn) | |||
| plural | absolute | – | 1st person | ܫܸܡܟ݂ܝܼ̈ (šimḵī) |
ܫܸܡܟ݂ܲܢ̈ (šimḵan) | |||
| construct | ܫܸܡܟ݂ܲܝ̈ (šimḵay) |
2nd person | ܫܸܡܟ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (šimḵūḵ) |
ܫܸܡܟ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (šimḵāḵ) |
ܫܸܡܟ݂ܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (šimḵāwḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܫܸܡܟ݂ܹ̈ܐ (šimḵē) |
3rd person | ܫܸܡܟ݂ܘܼ̈ܗܝ (šimḵūh) |
ܫܸܡܟ݂̈ܘܿܗ̇ (šimḵōh) |
ܫܸܡܟ݂ܗ̈ܘܿܢ (šimḵhōn) | |||
Derived terms
[edit]- ܫܸܡܟ݂ܵܢܵܐ (šimḵānā)
- ܫܸܡܟ݂ܘܿ (šimḵō)
- ܫܸܡܟ݂ܵܐ ܕܟܲܠܒܵܐ (šimḵā dkalbā, “Ferula asafoetida”)
- ܫܸܡܟ݂ܝܼܫܸܡܟ݂ܘܿ (šimḵīšimḵō, “Ferula asafoetida”)